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Feb 26, 2007 6:20 pm US/Eastern
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Does It Really Do That?: Pet Vac
by Yvonne Zanos
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
Pet owners everywhere know how difficult it can be to groom our furry friends.
Now, a new device promises to make grooming easier -- it's called the "Pet Vac".
To use it you hook a grooming tool to a vacuum, and the vacuum sucks up all the hair before it has a chance to scatter all over your house.
KDKA Consumer Editor Yvonne Zanos set out to found out: does it really do that?
Pet Vac says pets aren't afraid of the vacuum because they don't see or hear the vacuum.
As per the directions, we hook up one end of the extra long plastic hose to the Pet Vac and the other end to your vacuum cleaner.
There's even a size adapter to help with the fit.
First, we tested the Pet Vac on a dog and a cat who are used to being professionally groomed.
Both seemed to tolerate the experience even though it is a bit noisy.
But when we check the vacuum, we only find a few hairs sticking to the side and to the filter.
For animals that aren't professionally groomed, the sound of the vacuum could bother them.
The verdict: In the end, we think the Pet Vac is definitely an acquired taste easier for some pets to tolerate than others.
Zanos says the bottom line is although the Pet Vac does do what it says, in our opinion, it does not do it all that well… certainly not as well as the commercial leads you to believe.
"I think it's a waste of money," said our tester, Cindy Scheidemantle. "I don't see where it did anything. A hairbrush, a slicker hairbrush would get that much hair out and in quicker time. On a rate of one to ten, I would give it a minus one."
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